How Well Do You Know The Hobbit Trilogy?

Those short lyrics should bring a particular feeling to your mind. The world of The Hobbit was Tolkien’s first outing into Middle-Earth, but the second as far as the movies are concerned. The films, while controversial, do an excellent job of fleshing out Tolkien’s world for the people that didn’t read the books.

The Hobbit is a much more focused story than The Lord of the Rings. The movies only sit on two objectives as opposed to the branching stories in LOTR. We see how the dwarves are taking back Erebor and defeating Smaug, and how Gandalf seeks to defeat the Necromancer of Dol Guldur. At face value there isn’t much, but the things they encounter along their journey to the Lonely Mountain are some of the greatest things to come out of any fantasy story.

Because the films became a new trilogy, they’re about as thick in history as The Lord of the Rings. While not as beloved, there is still a lot of great information that fleshes out this fantastical place. If you’re a real fan of the series, you’ll be right at home here. If not, then you’re in for an awakening.